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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

1,330 stories in Murray's papers · page 62 of 67

Top Price for District Lambs' Wool

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

Farmers and Graziers' Co., Albury, report securing the top lamb price of 70¾, for super lambs branded WTK over Ryan, on account of Mr. W…

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Excellent Prices Paid for Wool at Albury Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 11

EXCELLENT prices were received at Albury wool sales yesterday. Top price was 97d a lb. for super merino. Brokers reported as follows:— DALGETY & CO.:…

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Good Farm Wife Worth £23,000

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 4

Value of a good wife on a farm hit been fixed at £23,000 by Minnesota (UBA) University Professor, George A. Pond…

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Farmers and Graziers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 11

Farmers & Graziers submitted a catalogue comprising 5500 bales. The selection embraced wools from a wide area of Riverina and eastern…

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Take-all, Rust Affects District Wheat Crops

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 18

DURING the second day of judging in the Albury P.A. and H. Society's annual crop competition yesterday, the ravages of rust, and the widespread deterioration caused by…

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Suggests Subsidy on Wheat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A Commonwealth Government subsidy to prevent a rise in the price of wheat locally consumed was urged by…

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Wheat Disagreement Settlement Expected

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri: Mr R. A. O’Neil, a member of the Wheat Board, said today that Australia expected to settle…

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Yugoslavs Want Our Wool, Hides

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY. Fri: A Yugoslav delegation which arrived in Sydney today wants to buy large quantities of Australian wool and…

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Wool Exports to U.s. Up

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY. Fri: Exports of Australian wool to the United States in the four months ending October. 3 were higher than…

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Albury District Wheat Four Million Bushel Yield Forecast

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 8

A four million bushel yield is expected from the wheat harvest in Albury district. This was stated yesterday by…

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U.S. HAS 100 Million Lb. of Unsold Butter Washington

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

OVER 100,000,000 1bs. of unsold butter has accumulated as surplus in United States Government warehouses, Agricultural Department officials disclosed yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Wheat Worth £12,000

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 14

TAMWORTH. Sun.: Wheat worth approximately £12,000 was destroyed by fire in the Gunnedah district this afternoon…

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New Challenge to Wool in Field

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: Synthetic fabrics fabrics possessing all the warmth and durability of would could be produced in…

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U.s. Wants Large Quantities of Wool

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sun.: Wool associates of the New York Cotton Exchange, in a weekly report, predicted that the United…

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Wheat Advance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said on Wednesday that he had been advised by the Minister for…

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Wool Disposals

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 4

It was announced last week that an interim distribution of £24,337,850 was to be made to woolgrowers on November 30 from profits out of the Wool Disposals Plan. The…

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Higher Wheat Advance

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said today that he had been advised by the Minister for Commerce…

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To Urge for Butter Price Increase

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon., That further representations be made to the State Government for an increase in the local price of butter…

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Pictures John Wayne As Cattle Baron

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

John Wayne whose name for years has become synonymous with vital he-man screen characters, plays the greatest role of his career as the…

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Wool and Stock

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date:—…

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